Hale Mednick

Hale was born in New York and grew up in Los Angeles.
He spent two years at UCLA. When he tired of big city
life, he moved to Santa Cruz and got a BA in theater
arts from UCSC. His play and senor thesis was banned
and shut down during production because it was too hot
for the PC crowd.

Since then he has worked as an organic farmer,
divemaster, ski and snowboard instructor, substitute
teacher, astrologer, writer, filmmaker, theater
director and acting teacher. He has travelled to many
countries as well. The Twelve Tribes is his first
novel. It took seven years to write.